Spathoglottis

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Habit		orchid
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

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Features:	✓	evergreen

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Read about Spathoglottis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Spathoglottis (Greek, spathe and tongue; said to refer to the shape of the lip). Orchidaceae. Plants agreeing with Bletia in habit and form of inflorescence; terrestrial orchids of the Old-World tropics, mostly with numerous flowers. Pseudobulbs broadly conic, 1-3-leaved: leaves elongate, long-petioled, narrow, plicate, articulated: scape lateral, bearing large flowers in a terminal raceme: sepals free, subequal; petals similar or broader and longer; labellum not spurred, lateral lobes somewhat convolute, middle lobe clawed; column slender; pollinia 8.— About 40 species in Asia, Australia, and the Malay Islands. Spathoglottises grow best at the warm end of the cattleya or Brazilian house in a moist shady location. Pot culture suits them best, and the compost should consist principally of equal parts peat fiber and sphagnum moss with a little chopped sod added; about half of the pot should be devoted to drainage. They all require a liberal amount of water when growing, but only enough to keep them in sound condition when at rest. They are rather hard to increase by division. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

• Spathoglottis kimballiana
• Spathoglottis paulineae
• Spathoglottis plicata
• Spathoglottis pubescens
• Spathoglottis vielardtii

The genus Paxtonia Lindl. is generally included here.

Read about Spathoglottis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

S. aureo-Vieillardii, Hort., is a hybrid between this and S. aurea. Fls. pale chrome-yellow, with the sepals slightly and the petals profusely dotted with crimson, the tips of the lobes of the lip rich crimson. G.C. III. 23:309. G.M. 41:308.—S. Colmanii -S. aurea var. x S. aureo-Vieillardii.—S. edinensis -S. Fortunei x S. pulchra. —S. Hardingiana, Par. & Reichb. f. Scapes basal, up to 15 in. tall: fls. numerous, rose-purple or pale lilac, about 1 in. diam.; sepals lanceolate: petals linear-lanceolate; lip linear, auricled at base, with 2 yellow brown-spotted tubercles. N. Burma. B.M. 7964.—S. kewensis –S. plicata var. Micholitzii X S. Vieillardii.—S. Kimballiana, Hook., is often regarded as a variety of S. aurea, from which it differs in having the backs of the sepals mottled with red-brown, the crest glabrous, and narrower lvs. B.M. 7443.—S. plicata var. Micholitzii is advertised by Sander. Fls. amethyst-color, with the segms. broader than in the type. Habit more dwarf.—S. Southeriana. F. M. Bailey. Fls. in upright spikes, more than 1 in. across; sepals and petals light rose-color. Queensland.—S. zebrine –S. Fortunei x S. plicata. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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  Spathoglottis sp. from Sarawak, Borneo

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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